{"id":8273,"date":"2023-03-17T16:06:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=8273"},"modified":"2023-03-23T09:27:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T09:27:34","slug":"the-computers-are-taking-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2023\/03\/17\/the-computers-are-taking-over\/","title":{"rendered":"The computers are taking over?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Debate-computers-taking-over.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Debate-computers-taking-over.jpg 791w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Debate-computers-taking-over-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/Debate-computers-taking-over-768x155.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Montage of the debate with (left to right) Lee Machado, Jatin Arora and Rob Howe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 15th March 2023, delegates attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FrdjsDNPmuc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short debate<\/a> on whether computers (particularly with Artificial Intelligence developments) are taking over (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/presentation\/631893692\/The-Computers-Are-Taking-Over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see introductory slides<\/a>). A mix of onsite and remote participants  heard from Lee Machado (Professor of Molecular Medicine) who argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/presentation\/631893092\/Lee-The-Computers-Are-Taking-Over-slides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with slides<\/a> that computers are not taking over. Rob Howe (Head of Learning Technology) then presented the counter argument with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/presentation\/631893090\/Karl-AI-Debate-slides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slides prepared <\/a>by Karl Downing (Digital Development Lead \u2013 IT Services). This was all beautifully summed up by Sue Attewell (Head of Edtech \u2013 Jisc National Centre for A.I.). Jatin Arora (President of the UON student AI society) <a href=\"https:\/\/video.northampton.ac.uk\/media\/Jatin+Arora+%28President+of+the+UON+AI+student+society%29+reflects+on+Artificial+Intelligence\/1_5ecg064u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spoke after the event<\/a> on his reflections as his comments during the session were not captured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>AI is in a grey area at the moment &#8211; nothing is fully good or fully bad. It depends on the human on how it is used.<\/p>\n<cite>Jatin Arora (President of the UON student AI society)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The event concluded with a vote. The majority decided that computers were not taking over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11 delegates agreed that they are taking over<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>43 delegates felt that they were not taking over<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 delegates abstained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FrdjsDNPmuc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the recording<\/a> (42 minutes) of the event and also contribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/uon1.padlet.org\/rob_howe1\/the-computers-are-taking-over-post-your-questions-or-comment-ts9c9ba6wd32au87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Padlet<\/a> which was set up for the session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in discussions of this type then there are at least two further events of interest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 21<sup>st<\/sup> June 13:00 \u2013 15:00 International debate and discussion around AI. Sign up TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Implications and Ethical Dimensions of using Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Teaching, Learning and Assessment.-<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/iSt9Cm2QJT1m126HG2YNi?domain=reflect.ucl.ac.uk\/\"> https:\/\/reflect.ucl.ac.uk\/aptconference\/<\/a> on Friday 30<sup>th<\/sup> June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Rob.Howe@northampton.ac.uk with any questions about the event or any follow-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montage of the debate with (left to right) Lee Machado, Jatin Arora and Rob Howe <\/p>\n<p>On the 15th March 2023, delegates attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FrdjsDNPmuc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short debate<\/a> on whether computers (particularly with Artificial Intelligence developments) are taking over (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/presentation\/631893692\/The-Computers-Are-Taking-Over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see introductory slides<\/a>). 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